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CVE-2026-78579

Okta Okta Access Gateway — Improper Input Sanitization in Okta Access Gateway LDAP Datastore Filter Interpolation
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   L   N  U  N  H  N    6.5   .0024   13.1     —
AFFECTED
  Product              Versions     Fixed
  Okta Access Gateway  unspecified  —
TIMELINE
  Aug 24  Reserved by Okta
  Sep 8   Published (CNA: Okta)
  Sep 23  RESCORED — CVE-2026-78579 (Okta Access Gateway). CVSS 6.8 → 6.5 (NVD).
CWE-90 · CNA: Okta · CVSS v3.1 · 1 reference · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

The Okta Access Gateway does not sanitize SAML assertion attribute values before interpolating them into LDAP search filters in the LDAP datastore configuration. The raw values are substituted directly into the filter string and passed to the LDAP search operation, resulting in modification of the intended query logic.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
August 24, 2026ReservedReserved by Okta
September 8, 2026PublishedPublished (CNA: Okta)
September 23, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2026-78579 (Okta Access Gateway). CVSS 6.8 → 6.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
OktaOkta Access Gateway———

Weaknesses

CWE-90

References (1)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-78579 at cve.org

Vendors: okta

Weaknesses: CWE-90

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